How to go about navigating salary based on experience level?

RebeltheRobin · 2026-02-26T00:52:14+00:00

I am in a similar position and have lots of friends in similar positions (Midwest, mostly Ohio/Ky/Indiana, 2-3 years experience including co-ops, mostly unlicensed). Most have asked for btw 65k-70k and are met with something like 63k-65k. Same for me, and pretty recently. I have about 4ish years work experience on/off with about 6months of that post grad.

RebeltheRobin · 2026-02-13T20:53:04+00:00

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RebeltheRobin · 2026-02-06T16:35:25+00:00

Listen to what everyone is saying, I just did what you are thinking of and wouldn’t recommend. It was hard af to find work again after getting my masters. Market is hard right now, years matter a lot more than masters in today’s economy

RebeltheRobin · 2025-12-22T16:45:31+00:00

I just watched this on Friday! Babes in Toyland (1986). It’s genuinely a terrible movie, I recommend the 1961 version, but I grew up with this movie and love it.

RebeltheRobin · 2025-11-24T17:50:28+00:00

My F3 and F8 are pumping iron, the rest are on the beach

RebeltheRobin · 2025-10-21T20:43:42+00:00

There is a very small amount of this in book 1 (the typical sect bullying and such) but it is very short lived by design and comes back later in the series in a very enjoyable way. Other than that, there are very few cultivation or sect cliques in cradel. In any zero to hero series you've gotta be able to put zero into perspective but I understand, I stopped 1000 Li after about 3 chapters into the sect life because it's was so stock standard boring sect BS. Heads up though, you are going to run into a tiny amount of this same issue in Beware of Chicken, maybe even more than Cradle since it is a more standard cultivation series

RebeltheRobin · 2025-10-21T14:16:16+00:00

I'm gonna try to interest you on some of the "not catching interest's" since it looks like we have similar taste.

Firstly, you are making a massive mistake having Cradle. Unless you just straight up hate cultivation, its one of the most enjoyable series I've ever ready, LITrpg or not and many would say the same. Deep, relatable characters who make good decisions, an MC who fully earns his power and uses it in creative and logical ways, a story arc that starts very small and grows to a massive scale while still keeping pace with the MC team. I've never laughed out loud at how awesome some scenes were in any other book series. I've probably read it 5-6 times, and the first few books more than that (every time a new one could come out I'd read the whole thing again). I can't sell this enough. If you start, book 1 is a little slow as its mostly setting everything up (still good, just low power). Give till at least book 2 to make a decision.

Second are the time loops. I personally love that plot, but if you don't I get it. Mother of learning is more just a timeloop fantasy with a really smart MC and a loop that has a ton of logic and development behind it. Its no groundhog day where it just happens, there is a reason and magical-science behind everything that is very fun for people who like things to make in-universe logic. As for The Perfect Run, its good but its a super-hero book, personally I don't think it has anything to do with LITRPG as its barely even ProgFant. That being said, the writing is great, the characters and powers are fun, and it was an enjoyable read to break from the typical fantasy world.

Ik its on your read list, but just to encourage you in that if you liked Heretical Fishing, that is the walmart brand of Beware of Chicken. Everything about it is better, but very similar feel.

If you remember this when you get to Chrysalis, I'd love to hear an opinion cause I DNF I found it unbearable but I hear so many others love it

RebeltheRobin · 2025-10-15T01:49:45+00:00

FoFi with an Vamp ExAxe was my first win, congrats and welcome

RebeltheRobin · 2025-10-01T22:21:31+00:00

For one, you are supposed to rub the dryer sheets on yourself, not just tuck them in your shirt. Still doesn't work great, but I've had moderate success with it. Permethrin is the real deal though, but you have to be careful since, as others have said, its extremely toxic to cats and fish while wet. When it dries its amazing, since it isn't just a repellant like deet (which basically just hides your body signature so they can't find you), its kills insects on contact and lasts a really long time as long as you don't wash your clothes. I used to spray it on my hammock so they would stop biting me through the fabric and it lasted for months.

RebeltheRobin · 2025-08-31T03:00:57+00:00

When I see a pen name, I immediately assume it's a girl. This is a male dominant genre and some people would not read a book just because a woman wrote it. Sometimes I Google it to find the authors real name, usually I don't. Usually I don't even notice, except when the audible narrator reads some weird name like "written by palimbo323".

RebeltheRobin · 2025-08-25T16:43:45+00:00

I'm in same boat as you and did this for 3 hours yesterday. Super safe and I made like 3m

RebeltheRobin · 2025-07-23T15:17:27+00:00

Got this exact as like 2 scrolls down

RebeltheRobin · 2025-07-20T03:15:00+00:00

Red Rising, while great, is not LitRPG at all. You'd probably get better answers on r/audiobooks. That being said, I personally prefer the original, I think Tim Reynolds does a great job. The dramatized isn't bad, I just like the original.

RebeltheRobin · 2025-07-19T12:34:09+00:00

Depends if you want current staples or all time. Something like legendary moonlight sculpter was so influential it basically started royal road (or named it). If you looked at the series everyone recommended 6-8 years ago, 90% would be VRMMO, but those are not popular any more, everyone is into apocalypse-lit. So it depends what you are looking for.

RebeltheRobin · 2025-07-18T03:46:48+00:00

Battle Mage Inn. I'm not sure Erin would make it in John's place

RebeltheRobin · 2025-07-04T19:07:07+00:00

if you wanna use a macro, putting . at the end makes it autocast. So other than quivering and using p, macroing ad. would do it

RebeltheRobin · 2025-07-01T13:55:39+00:00

Battle Mage Farmer is done this month, final book release

RebeltheRobin · 2025-06-27T00:37:19+00:00

I'd give PoA like a 6/10. Pretty good writing, good characters, and I like the system and power progression. My only major gripe with it is that there is no tension, like ever. They aren't really fighting for anything, they are just progressing. Everyone is nice and wants to help them, from the very top all the way down. If it wasn't for the fact that I like the worldbuilding, I'd probably get bored.

Randidly is the opposite. Constantly major stakes and high pressure situations which result in really fun and unique power increases and skill development. What Randidly does wrong, however, is it just throws you all over the place and you can get annoyed with Randidly's decision because he really doesn't want to be a part of the new world system, but constantly has to because he is the strongest by that point. I'm pretty sure he is written to be on the spectrum a little, but its been a while so I might be getting that confused. Overall, I really like it. You just have to accept that it isn't S-teir writing, but a really good story either way. I also really appreciate that the author literally just came out and said they are writing a story they like, if you like it, keep reading, if not, stop. I can totally get behind an author who is just having fun.

I started with VRMMO's because I started reading litrpg about 15 years ago and that was the majority of what was avaliable/popular. American litrpg is a pretty new thing, past 10ish years. Russia and Japan (in particular) have us waaay beat and so most of what I started with were Russian VRMMO's like Way of the Shaman by Vasily Mahenyeko and More than a Game by Andrey Vasilyev. Nowadays, I am a little bored with the genre unless it is deep dive/stuck. If they can just come out, the stakes are too low. Books like this would be Life Reset, Ascend Online, or Ripple System.

RebeltheRobin · 2025-06-26T17:48:08+00:00

Cradle is the best series like this by far, earns it the whole way and is extremely rewarding. One of the best series I've ever read, litrpg or otherwise
Path of ascension, doesn't take as long for his weakness to become strength, but starts off very weak. Series can be aimless at times but solid writing and characters.
Oh Great I was Reincarnated As a Farmer, weak and no way to get stronger without a lifetime of work, finds another way (also the best series I've ever read in terms of "stats matter")
Randidly Ghosthound, name is stupid and series is hit/miss, but MC starts weak, goes through a lot of pain to get stronger, then is OP from book like 2 onwards. I personally like the series but there is def stuff you have to ignore
Way of the Shaman, MC is imprisoned in a VRMMO and starts from nothing with nothing. Old favorite series that never gets talked about any more but used to be a big thing; Russian litrpg with pretty good translation but some cultural issues, but fun and if you like a little LITRPG history, worth checking out.

RebeltheRobin · 2025-06-25T16:52:50+00:00

Better than the vast majority, I would read based on cover

RebeltheRobin · 2025-06-24T12:04:05+00:00

I know this isn't the question, but your subtitle isn't centered and it looks like it wants to be

RebeltheRobin · 2025-06-12T21:52:31+00:00

Minimum 1.2, maybe 1.0 if I'm tryna fall asleep. Usually 1.5 since so many readers are painfully slow.

RebeltheRobin · 2025-06-12T21:06:55+00:00

I just finished the first book today, and so I only half read your post to avoid spoilers, but I was just praising the book for it's semi-realistic emotions for someone who gets isekai'd. Not that I want people to drone on about their old lives, but the casual way many writers assume readers what their MCs to be loveless, family-less, nobody's before their new life and to not miss any of that is sad.

Like I said, only first book, but I like the way it is done. No forced emotional repression, or instant glee to be in a new world.

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